Big Brother's Nush injured in mugging

Big Brother contestant Nush Nowak has suffered a suspected broken kneecap and thigh bone after being attacked by a mugger.

The 23-year-old was pounced on at 4am yesterday by a man in his 20s who tried to snatch her bag.

The yoga fanatic fought back but was pushed to the floor, a Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said.

Nush has undergone surgery at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead where a spokeswoman described her condition as "comfortable".

The attack took place in Kentish Town, north London, close to where she lives.

The police spokeswoman said: "Police were called after a woman in her early 20s was approached by a man, again in his early 20s, while she was walking in Lady Margaret Road.

"The man grabbed her handbag, she resisted and fell to the ground injuring her leg. He then ran off with her bag carrying money and a mobile phone.

"The woman was taken by ambulance to a north London hospital with a suspected broken kneecap and thigh bone. The robbery Squad at Kentish Town are dealing with the investigation."

Nush has undergone an emergency operation to insert wires and a metal rod into her leg to pin her broken kneecap and femur, The Sun reports.

Nush's stepdad David Shield and mother, Elzbieta, are reportedly at her side in hospital.